The Doctor and Peri were right behind us as the man turned around to face them, "Drop it", the man warned. "I suppose this is what I get for not paying attention", I half joked, "You think this is funny", the man's hot breath said in my ear as I flinched away.

"Drop it", the man warned again, and the knife cut deeper into my throat, "Drop it, unless you want me to cut into her throat", and I swallowed instinctively.

We all dropped our flashlights as Peri dropped her gun as well, the man slowly removed his knife, made his way over to Peri, picked up the gun, and then pointed it at us.

I glared at the man as we took a few paces back, "Now, who are you", the man demanded.

"At this moment, suffice to say this is Peri, Acacia, and I am known as the Doctor", the Doctor told the man.

"Hi", Peri greeted the man as I rubbed my throat as I continued to glare at him, the man then searched the Doctor's pockets and found a gun on him. The Doctor must have grabbed it after fighting that fake police officer, I thought.

"Where did you get that from", the man asked, "I found it", the Doctor replied, "Oh, yes", the man asked, "I wasn't aware it was lost", the Doctor joked, "Put in another way, it's former owner will have no further use for it."

I closed my eyes tightly after hearing that, that was the least smart thing the Doctor could have said to the man at that moment.

The man pointed his gun right at the Doctor and said, "Turn around. Hands on the wall", and we did exactly that.

"Probably wasn't a good idea you got that from your friend that you knocked out", I told the Doctor as the man searched him again.

"Well, I didn't see you come up with any bright ideas", he told me.

"What's this thing", the man held up something that only the Doctor could see, "A sonic device, now how long do we have to remain in this ridiculous posture", the Doctor asked him.

"If we remain here any longer, I'm sure our arms will fall off", Peri complained, "Besides we've already told you all we know", the Doctor told him.

"Who are you", I asked, "Police", he told me, "Can you prove that", the Doctor asked removing his hands from the wall.

"Put your hands back on the wall", the man ordered before the Doctor elbowed him in the gut, the man dropped the gun, and I was quick to pick it up.

However, I was shaking as I held the gun in my hand; it unnerved me that you could kill someone with a single shot, but I didn't feel comfortable handing the gun over to Peri who looked directly at me.

She looked at me confused as she took it hesitantly, the Doctor glanced at before facing the man again, "Sorry about that, but we weren't getting far with playing pattycake with the wall", the Doctor told him.

"Who are you", the man asked, "I am known as the Doctor and that is Acacia", the Doctor said and pointed at me, and I waved awkwardly.

"We also happen to be Time-Lords from the planet Galifrey in the constellation of Kasterboreus", the Doctor told him, "Are you sure it's okay to share that information with him", I asked the Doctor.

"Sure, who's going to believe him…a drunkard", the Doctor joked, before he narrowed his brows in thought.

"You're bonkers", the man told him, "That's debatable", the Doctor said, "You don't actually believe this do you", the man asked me, I crossed my arms and lifted a brow at him.

"I do, because I was there", I told him, "You're mad, both of you, completely mad", the man told us, "That's...debatable as well", the Doctor told him, before I narrowed my brows at the Doctor, offended.

The Doctor glanced back at me, before looking back at the man, "You see we tell you the truth. The question is, are you", the Doctor asked the man, who was sitting on the sewer's floor.

"Yes", the police man replied, "And what are you doing down here", the Doctor asked, "Robbing a diamond's merchant", the police man told him.

"So, you're under cover", I asked and then Peri asked, "I thought the police were supposed to uphold the law."

The man glanced at Peri annoyed, before nodding in my direction, "They do most of the time", he told us.

"You're beginning to annoy me", the Doctor told the man suddenly and I narrowed my brows at him, "And not in a good way", he added, before glancing in my direction.

"The truth wouldn't make sense to you…yet it made sense to your friend there", the man told the Doctor.

"Try me", the Doctor asked, but the undercover cop didn't say anything, and the Doctor got impatient, "I've had enough of this, Acacia, shoot him."

The I looked at the Doctor in shock, "Doctor", I questioned as he kept glancing between myself and the man in front of us. My mental barrier was still up, turns out it was easier to block people out then to let them in…but I had to trust that he was bluffing.

So, I lifted my arms up while holding the gun and pointed it right at the man's head; that seemed to shaken him up as he lifted his hands up in surrender.

"You murder a police officer and you'll get thirty years", the cop warned, "Handful of heartbeats to Time Lords", the Doctor told him.

"Oh, please tell him what he wants to know, I'm sure it can't be that important", Peri pleaded, the man looked at us all and gulped.

"I'm here to observe the activities of a white male suspect known as Lytton", the man told the Doctor and the Doctor exclaimed, "Lytton! Tall, lean, dark, well spoken…the sort of man who might shoot his mother just to keep his trigger finger supple", the Doctor asked the man.

"It's a more colorful description, but it could be him", the policeman replied, "Commander Lytton, late of the Dalek force", the Doctor said with clenched fists.

"I should have guessed when we were attacked by those uniformed policemen. How did you get onto him", the Doctor asked the man and I narrowed my brows at the Doctor. How was he supposed to know that at all?

"Huh? Oh, there was a raid on an electronics firm. Some rather specialized stuff was removed", the cop told us, "I think we know where it is", Peri said, "The house", I replied.

"Oh well, you'll be pleased to hear there's a reward", the undercover police officer told us, "No thanks", I replied, "Just get on with your story", the Doctor added.

"Well, there was a whisper on the street that the job was down to Lytton. Only we'd never heard of him", the cop told us.

"Just as if he had come from another planet", the Doctor replied, "Or another country", I argued with a lifted brow.

"He just might have", the man told me, "When we checked, there was no record of his birth, school, driving license, tax, nothing. Under normal circumstances, we would have just pitched him up."

"But you were curious, you wanted to know more about him", the Doctor said, "And you needed proof", I added, and the man nodded.

"That's really dangerous", I told him, "Yes, an act this man's done we may all live to regret. Not only is he from another planet, but he's also a professional killer", the Doctor told the man angrily, "Come on", he ordered.

As we walked, I stormed up to the Doctor and shoved the gun back in his hands, "Here's your gun back", I said angrily, "Are you mad at me", he asked, "What do you think", I snapped. I knew the Doctor was bluffing back there and he knew I would never have shot man, but that fact we were under those circumstances and that was his first thought…it didn't stop me from being angry with him.

We were heading back to the Tardis, however…we got lost, "These tunnels all look the same to me", Peri complained, "This is the right way", the Doctor told her, and I lifted a brow at him.

"Which way", the cop asked, "Bear left", the Doctor said and then glanced back at me, while I avoided his gaze. Then we his behind a wall as we saw a figure down the tunnel. The cop glanced down the tunnel and then quickly hid behind the wall.

"What is it", the Doctor asked, "Look for yourself", the cop told him, the Doctor and I curiously went to the edge of the wall, we leaned over to have a look.

The we quickly hid back behind the wall, "What is that", I asked, "Cybermen", the Doctor told me, the Doctor leaned back over to look at it before coming back to hide behind the wall.

"It's still there", the Doctor told us, "I saw one of those things earlier, they must be all over the place", the cop told us.

"What are they", Peri asked, and I looked at her with narrowed eyes, was she not listening? "A particularly unpleasant alien life form", the Doctor told her. Both the cop and Peri began scooting away from the tunnel where the cyberman was in.

"Where are you going", the Doctor whispered quietly as we went after them, "You want to fight it", Peri asked, "We can at least try", the Doctor said as he held up his sonic screwdriver.

"What are you going to do with that? Screw it to death", I asked, "Shake it u a little", the Doctor replied, and I shook my head.

"Let's go Doctor, please", Peri pleaded, "Wait, watch, and learn. Ready", the Doctor asked as he snuck against the wall towards the tunnel where the Cyberman was, at least until it appeared right in front of the Doctor. Then the Doctor turned on the device and stabbed the cyberman with it which caused the cyberman to scream out in pain until it fell to the floor.

"At least we can fight them", the Doctor told us, "Yeah, but do you have anymore", I asked breathless and the Doctor paused while thinking.

I shook my head as Peri exclaimed, "Fight them!? We need help", "We need an army", the cop added.

"Can we just stop and think for a second", I told them, "Yes. First, we need a plan. This way", the Doctor said as he began walking down the tunnel, with us following close behind.

We made it to the ladder that led up to the hole where we dropped in from, "Quick, up you go", he told Peri, "I'm going, I'm going", she replied, "Don't leave the pit until we get there and save your breath for climbing", the Doctor told her as she climbed.

"Yes, Doctor", she replied, "Alright, now you", he told me, "Right", I said and then climbed up, before both men followed. When we were above ground, we noticed the fake police officer was gone with his handcuffs broken.

I wondered if that man was working with the Cybermen and when we entered went further into the room, the real police officer took notice of the Tardis that was in the shape of an organ piano.

"That wasn't there before", we heard him say before the Doctor, Peri, and I entered the Tardis. When we saw he didn't follow us in, the Doctor was quick to drag the man inside by the collar.

The Doctor cautiously looked around the console room, before a Cyberman appeared from another room, grabbed the Doctor by the neck, and choked him.

"Doc- ", I yelled, but felt my neck being crushed and I grabbed my neck as it was getting hard to breathe. Then the cop shot the Cyberman, then it let go of the Doctor and then he crawled over to me, "Are you alright", he asked.

I nodded before asking him the same, "Yes", he replied as the cop shot the cyberman until it's head exploded and then fell to the ground.

Both the Doctor and I were breathing heavily on the floor, as the cop and Peri came over to check on us. Well, the man was more interested in the gun he was holding as he accidently shot the wall, which made us jump. He apologized, before turned to face us with a stern expression.

"Careful, there may be others", the Doctor warned, and the cop scanned the room, before shooting another cyberman that came out of a different room.

The Cyberman fell to the ground, just as the Doctor ordered Peri to close the doors. However, just as she was about to something shot at the controls; the console sparked as Peri jumped back as more Cybermen came in from outside of the Tardis along with two other men.

One of the Cybermen killed the undercover cop, before any of us could do anything and Peri ran over to him. My eyes went wide as the Cybermen ordered for her to be destroyed/killed.

"No", she exclaimed, "Stop it", I screamed as I stood, "Wait! Let's discuss this shall we", the Doctor suggested as he stood up as well and I was relieved when they didn't hurt her.

"There is nothing to discuss", one of the Cybermen told the Doctor, "If you want our cooperation, she must live", the Doctor told the Cyberman.

"" Our"", the Cyberman asked before looking over to me, "We cannot agree to bargain, it would be unfortunate if you or she were to be killed", the Cyberman said, just as a Cyberman grabbed my shoulder.

Both the Doctor and I yelled out in pain, "And we should still have your Tardis", the Cyberman said, just as the other Cyberman behind me loosened its grip. Then the Doctor pressed a few buttons on the console and turned towards the Cyberman by the Tardis's door.

"Not anymore, you don't, in precisely twenty seconds you and it will cease to exist", the Doctor said as the timer went down on the monitor.

"Release the woman", the Cyberman ordered and the Cyberman, the one that held my shoulder, let me go and I quickly moved away from it and towards the console.

"How do I know you won't cheat and change your mind", the Doctor asked the Cyberman, "You have my word", the Cyberman told the Doctor, "I'm not sure that's enough", replied the Doctor.

"Also, that of the cyber controller", the Cyberman told him, "I thought he was destroyed", the Doctor asked, "No, merely damaged", the Cyberman replied.

"Where is he now", the Doctor asked, "On our home planet, Telos", the Cyberman replied, "I see", the Doctor said.

"Doctor", "The timer", Peri and I said at the same time and the Doctor stopped it just as the number landed on one.

"Correct! We can now time travel, set the coordinates for Telos", the Cyberman ordered, the Doctor glanced between Peri and I, before doing as he was told.

When he was done, we all went to the other room as the Doctor said, "This is bad news, how can they have discovered the laws of time?"

There were two other men with us inside of the room, the Doctor made sure he sat between myself and the two men with peri sitting right next to me.

"They haven't, a time vessel landed on Telos and the Cybermen were able to capture it", said one of the men.

"So, they only have one ship", asked the Doctor, "They will have two with your Tardis", the man replied as he glanced between the Doctor and I.

"Doesn't make it any less depressing. How do you know what happened to Telos", the Doctor asked.

"What does it matter? Just be grateful your alive", the man told the Doctor as I looked at the man suspiciously.

"It's nice to see you again, Acacia, you look young", the man told me, I narrowed my brows at the man as the Doctor glared at him.

"Leave her alone", the Doctor said angrily, "I'm only making friendly conversation", the man said defensively, "We both know that's not true", the Doctor told him.

The man smiled creepily at the Doctor and then myself, "Yeah…I don't like you and I don't want to", I told the man, "I'm afraid you have no choice in that", the man told me.

"I assume you three know each other", Peri asked suddenly, "Unfortunately I do, yes…but not Acacia…not yet anyway. The last time we met he was working for the Daleks", the Doctor told her.

"That wasn't out of choice", the man told the Doctor and the Doctor stayed silent, "Your regeneration has made you vindictive Doctor and your friend quiet."

The Doctor turned his head to glare at the man, "I don't find it difficult to despise people like you", the Doctor told the man disgusted.

"I'm not working for the Cybermen…I'm in the same predicament as you. Look around you", the man told the Doctor and in return the Doctor looked around sarcastically.

"I also think he's a prisoner", Peri commented, "More likely a spy", the Doctor said, "I conquer", I said and then crossed my arms.

Peri glanced between the both of us, "Does it really matter? He won't learn very much, and we certainly aren't going anywhere except Telos, wherever that is", Peri said.

"It's another planet", I told her as the Doctor began working on the wires inside of the wall, then passed over some wires to me to hold onto.

Then the man came up behind us and pulled out the Doctor's sonic screwdriver out of his coat, the one the Doctor used to stab one of the Cybermen.

"Will this be of any use", the man asked, and the Doctor snatched it from him suspiciously, "I wouldn't try sticking into the Cyber Controller. You might snap your hand off", the man told him, before he smirked a me and walked away.

"Creepy guy", I commented as the Doctor used the sonic screwdriver with the wires inside of the wall, "What are you doing", I asked him.

"I'm trying to upset the Navigational Control. If I can distract the coordinates by just a fraction of a degree- ", "We'd miss Telos", Peri said as she overheard our conversation.

"Not quite", the Doctor told her, "So, what is this planet, Telos, to the Cybermen", the other man asked.

"I would've thought, Griffiths, even you would've managed to work that out by now. Telos, is the Cyberman's home planet", the man told Griffiths.

"Uh-Uh, adopted planet", the Doctor corrected, "You'd have like Telos, Peri and Acacia, in the old days. When the Cryons were in residence", the Doctor told us.

"So, what happened to Telos and the Cryons", I asked the Doctor, "Well, they were the indigenous population till the Cybermen wiped them out and they turned the planet into a wasteland", the Doctor told me.

"They had nowhere else to go", the man defended, "For heaven's sake man", "Are you kidding me", the Doctor and I shouted at the same time.

"The universe is littered with unpopulated planets", the Doctor told him, "Exactly, why they had to wipe out an entire population to settle on one planet is beyond me", I said and shook my head.

"I know why, because they're cruel and immoral", the Doctor told me, "But, few planets had the facilities that Telos offered", the man told him.

"Well, that's hardly an excuse", the Doctor said angrily, "What does he mean", Peri asked, "Refrigeration", the Doctor replied.

"What do you mean Doctor", I asked, "When you build refrigerated cities that way the Cyrons did, they had a genius for it mind you, they had to. They couldn't live in temperatures above zero", the Doctor explained as he went back to the wall to mess with the wires. Then I started giving him the extra wires as he was putting them back in the wall.

My hearts were pounding, "But, why did the Cybermen need the cold", Griffiths asked, "Hibernation, they were running out of power, they needed to rest and whatever you may say, Lytton. They could've build their own hibernation plant and refrigeration chamber anywhere", the Doctor told Lytton, the creepy guy.

"Well, why not build one on their own planet. I assume they had one", Peri asked, and the Doctor was silent as everyone asked him what was wrong. Including Lytton, although he said it sarcastically…

"Doctor", I asked, then he glanced at me, "Mondas, their home planet, was destroyed", he told me, "Tell them how it was destroyed", Lytton told him.

"You're enjoying this", the Doctor said angrily to Lytton, "It's not often I have the opportunity to watch a Time-Lord squirm", Lytton told the Doctor and the Doctor glared at him.

"It…blew up", the Doctor explained, "Whilst it was attacking Earth", Lytton added, and my brows raised in surprise by that.

"What", asked Griffiths, "Tell them when", Lytton asked the Doctor, "Take notice of him, he's trying to unnerve you. Your planet survived the attack", the Doctor us.

"When did it happen", I asked, "1986", the Doctor said as he looked up at me, before looking back down again.

"Next year? That's almost now", Griffiths said, "You could put it that way", the Doctor told him.

"Well, you must do something. Inform Earth, tell them it's coming", Peri told the Doctor, "I mean what's happening to us now must have something to do with that", she said, and the Doctor sighed.

"We can't do anything from in here", I told Peri, "Why not", she asked me, "We're prisoners, there's nothing we can do", the Doctor replied.

"Why", Peri cried, "They would transgress the laws of time", Lytton answered, "You both interfere continually", Peri told the Doctor and I.

"Not to that extent, even we must be careful", the Doctor told her, "The Time-Lords would have them destroyed", Lytton told her, "And that would please you", the Doctor said angrily to Lytton.

"Not really", Lytton admitted as he glanced between the Doctor and I, I glanced at the man confused frowned and then looked away.

"Earth survived with minimal damage, it's an historical fact", the Doctor told us, "Yes, it's now become part of the web of time in the same way that the Cryons were destroyed", Lytton added.

"I'm not interested in the Cryons", Peri said, I turned my head to glare at her, "There's compassion for you", Lytton said as he walked away.

"I didn't mean it that way, I'm confused", Peri said defensively, "Yes, you did otherwise you wouldn't have said it", I told her angrily, "And you didn't look confused to me."

"Well, I'm confused. I mean how can a planet travel around off its orbit", Griffiths asked, "Mondas had a propulsion unit, tribute to Cyber engineering. Though why they would want to push a planet through space, I have no idea", the Doctor said, just as a Cyberman walked in.

"You come with me", the Cyberman told Peri, "Why", she asked, "Go with him, this is no time to be difficult", the doctor told her, she glanced back at us before exiting the room.

Soon, the rest us exited and just as we did so, the leader of this group of Cybermen grabbed my arm as another Cyberman took Peri into another room.

"We had an agreement", the Doctor told the leader/commander as he winced, "They are unharmed", the leader said, "It is cold, she needs warm clothing", the Doctor said, referring to Peri.

"I have kept my word, but you have deceived us", the leader told the Doctor, as it squeezed my shoulder even harder and I yelped in pain.

"What have I done", the Doctor asked as he tried shaking off the pain from his shoulder, until he was forced down onto the floor, as was I.

"You will disconnect the signal you are transmitting", the leader told the Doctor as the Cyberman that held him down, pushed him towards the console.

The Doctor sighed as he pressed a couple of buttons and switches, when it was done the leader and the other cyberman shoved both the Doctor and I against the wall.

"You are both foolish, Doctor. Next time I will kill you, Acacia, and your other female compatriot", the Commander of this group of Cybermen threatened, before releasing us.

We sighed in relief, just as Peri entered the room in a red jumper, "What happened", she asked us, "A little disagreement with our friends", the Doctor replied.

"You two look horrible", she said as she approached, "Gee, thanks", I said sarcastically as I rubbed my shoulder and chest as they were in pain.

"That isn't what I meant", she told me, and I rolled my eyes, "We are about to martialize", one of the Cybermen said.

"What have you done", Peri asked, "Nothing much", the Doctor replied.

When the Tardis materialized, we all walked out of the Tardis which took the shape of a door, in the place of an empty doorway.

"What happened to the organ", Griffiths asked, "Uh…um", I said as I hesitated, "I'm not sure you want to know", Peri told him, "Oh, this place is cold", she complained as we walked down the hall and into a large room filled with glass cells.

We walked around and just as the Doctor was about to go further in, a Cyberman pointed its gun at him. The Doctor raised his hands in surrender and walked back over to us.

Lytton came over and I grimaced, "I'd forgotten how big they were", the Doctor said, referring to the Cybermen.

"I can understand why the call them tombs", Lytton told us, "This place stinks", I complained, "Yes, I suppose the place is rather rancid", the Doctor agreed.

"Smell of death", Lytton told us, "Leave it up to him to lighten the mood", Griffiths said sarcastically.

"I'm pleased you all seem so impressed. I find the whole place hateful", Peri told us as the Leader of the Cyberman approached us.

"We have materialized in the wrong place", the leader told us angrily, "Really", the Doctor asked as he acted confused and the leader just walked away.

"You almost sounded concerned", Lytton said, "Yes, I wonder why", the Doctor asked.

"Do you really think the Cybermen are hibernating", Peri asked the Doctor and I, "I don't know, they smell dead", I told her, "But how can they be", she asked me.

"You may be right", Lytton told me, "What do you know Lytton", the Doctor asked, "You'll find out all in good time, Doctor", Lytton told him.

"Acacia", the Doctor asked as I stared wide-eyed at one of the cells we were standing next to, while a cool breeze and the stink of death swept across the room.

"I want to get off this planet", I told him as I was scared, sad, and angry, "We must get out of this place at once", the leader of the Cybermen ordered as he stormed up to us.

"Why", the Doctor asked, "We have far to travel and the controller awaits your arrival", the leader told us.

Suddenly we heard a crash from behind and I Cyberman jumped out of its cell and attacked the Cyberman that stood right next to the Doctor and I. I watched in horror as it tore the other Cyberman's head off, before it went and attacked the leader.

The rogue Cyberman was killed and in the midst of the confusion Peri and the two men managed to get away as the Doctor and I were stuck with the Cybermen. One of the Cybermen had the Doctor and I pinned to the wall by the throat.

"They must not be harmed", the leader of the Cybermen ordered and the other Cyberman released us, we both took a couple deep breaths of air.

"What about the others leader", the Cyberman asked, "They are unimportant", the leader said as we were dragged away. I hope the others are alright, I thought.